The darcs-beta package

Distributed: Every user has access to the full
command set, removing boundaries between server and
client or committer and non-committers.

Interactive: Darcs is easy to learn and efficient to
use because it asks you questions in response to
simple commands, giving you choices in your work
flow. You can choose to record one change in a file,
while ignoring another. As you update from upstream,
you can review each patch name, even the full "diff"
for interesting patches.

Smart: Originally developed by physicist David
Roundy, darcs is based on a unique algebra of
patches.

This smartness lets you respond to changing demands
in ways that would otherwise not be possible. Learn
more about spontaneous branches with darcs.

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Maintainer's Corner

Readme for darcs-beta

Readme for darcs-beta-2.3.98.2

Darcs
=====
This is the source tree for darcs, a distributed version control system
written in Haskell.
For more information, visit the darcs web site:
http://www.darcs.net
Compilation and Installation
============================
Building Darcs requires the cabal package, version 1.6 or higher. The
cabal-install package is also recommended.
Using GHC 6.10.3 or newer is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. You can compile darcs with
GHC 6.8, but there are several caveats. If you are using 6.8.2 or older, please
disable mmap support (pass -f-mmap to cabal install or runghc Setup configure
below). Note that the GHC 6.8.2 that ships with Debian Lenny is not affected
and it should be safe to keep mmap enabled. It is also recommended to disable
use of Hackage zlib when compiling with GHC 6.8.2 (including the Debian Lenny
version): pass -f-zlib to cabal. When using zlib, we have seen occasional
crashes with error messages like "openBinaryFile: file locked" -- this is a
known GHC 6.8.2 bug (and is fixed in GHC 6.8.3). Last, if you are using a
64-bit system, darcs may hang when you exit a pager when compiled with GHC
older than 6.10.3. Although this is harmless, it is quite inconvenient.
If you have the "cabal-install" package on your system (that is, there is a
"cabal" executable in your path), you can use the following command to create
an executable in ~/.cabal/bin/darcs (this will also automatically fetch and
build dependencies from the Hackage server).
$ cabal update
$ cabal install
Otherwise, if you have the "cabal" package but not the "cabal-install"
package, run the following:
$ runghc Setup configure
$ runghc Setup build
$ sudo runghc Setup install
You may also omit the last step and copy the darcs executable (found in
dist/build/darcs/darcs) to a location of your choosing.
More detailed instructions can be found at
<http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Cabal/How_to_install_a_Cabal_package>
including instructions on obtaining a copy of cabal-install.
Please also note that the cabal-based build by default requires the cURL
library (and development headers). If, for some reason, you cannot provide
cURL, please pass "-f-curl" to the configure step above.
Hacking
=======
For more information about darcs hacking and best practices please check
the darcs wiki at http://wiki.darcs.net
Of particular interest are the following documents:
* http://wiki.darcs.net/Development/GettingStarted
* http://wiki.darcs.net/Development/FAQ
Testing
=======
For more information about the test suite, including how to run specific
tests please read tests/README.test_maintainers.txt.
Happy hacking!